In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
raucity (uncountable)
Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness.
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Source: Wiktionary
Rau"ci*ty, n. Etym: [L. rausitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucité.]
Definition: Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 February 2025
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.